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Falling Creek Middle

Q: Is Falling Creek Middle a good school?

Falling Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Falling Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,443 students attended Falling Creek Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Falling Creek Middle?

Students at Falling Creek Middle are 55% Hispanic, 36% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Falling Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Falling Creek Middle usually go on to attend Meadowbrook High

Public Grades 6-8

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Falling Creek Middle is a large public school in North Chesterfield, Virginia, serving 1,443 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school currently ranks 409th out of 416 Virginia middle schools (2nd percentile) with 0 stars, a decline from the 9th–11th percentile range it posted a decade ago, and about 75.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

One of the most concerning findings is chronic absenteeism: 35.1% of Falling Creek students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, more than double the state rate of 14.8% and far above nearby schools like Providence Middle (26.0%), Salem Church Middle (23.9%), and Manchester Middle (22.4%). Grade-level test scores also lag dramatically: just 15.7% of 7th graders were proficient in math versus 52.8% districtwide, and only 39.9% of 6th graders were proficient in reading compared to 71.0% districtwide. These gaps stand out because nearby Chesterfield middle schools serve nearly identical poverty levels yet outperform Falling Creek by 10–25 percentage points in most subjects.

There are some bright spots. Eighth graders taking Algebra I posted a 92.5% proficiency rate, above the district average of 86.8% and higher than all nearby peer schools. The school also has a slightly better student-teacher ratio (12.5) than its Chesterfield counterparts, though per-pupil spending of $7,856 is lower than at Providence Middle ($8,602), Salem Church Middle ($8,366), and Manchester Middle ($8,190). The clearest takeaway is that reducing chronic absenteeism may be the single most impactful step toward improving outcomes at Falling Creek, and the strong Algebra I results show the school has pockets of academic success to build on.

1,443

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,856

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4780 Hopkins Rd.
North Chesterfield, VA 23234-3657

(804) 743-3640

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

Students who attend Falling Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Meadowbrook High

Feeder schools for Falling Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Bensley Elementary
	Beulah Elementary
	Falling Creek Elementary
	Hopkins Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

African American:

35.9%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (36% vs 70% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg67%

Virginia avg70%

409^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Middle Schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools

73^rd of 131Chesterfield County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	409 of 416	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	416 of 419	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	406 of 417	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	406 of 422	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	390 of 415	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	393 of 419	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	383 of 424	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	389 of 413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	373 of 409	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	377 of 416	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	353 of 416	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	333 of 413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	346 of 413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	318 of 408	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	272 of 390	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	292 of 391	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.8	215 of 387	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.1	318 of 383	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.7	285 of 340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	279 of 297	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	289 of 297	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	262 of 298	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	284 of 292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	250 of 281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	275 of 278	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	127 of 134	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	122 of 122	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	100 of 100	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	401 of 409	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	402 of 403	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	398 of 407	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	396 of 411	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	278 of 279	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	269 of 272	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	269 of 275	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	394 of 401	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	399 of 403	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	382 of 402	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	403 of 410	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	402 of 404	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	398 of 407	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	395 of 409	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	392 of 400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	400 of 400	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	396 of 396	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%~ state avg

Earth Science74%-17 vs state

Civics and Economics51%-24 vs state

English Reading42%-31 vs state

Mathematics22%-34 vs state

Science21%-44 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Shut this place down. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

This school is a gladiator arena. They claim fights are down 30 percent. Students attack other students and are talked to but not disciplined. My daughter attends. She is never attending again. I will pay tuition before she sets foot in a middle or higb school in Chesterfield County. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Falling Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4780 Hopkins Rd.	North Chesterfield	23234	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 743-3640	1,443	115	12.5	75.7%	81 (5.6%)	518 (35.9%)	788 (54.6%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	3.9	409^th of 416 public middle schools	1.7%		1.4	416^th of 419 public middle schools	0.7%	7	< 50%	461.0	92.5	32.2	15.7	14.2	20.8	74.1	39.9	42.8	42.7	351.0		51.2	$7,856	$769	$7,087
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Hopkins Rd	Richmond	23234	Chesterfield County	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-5016	621	62	10.0	99.4%	11 (1.8%)	292 (47.0%)	309 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1.6	415^th of 416 public middle schools	0.2%		4.7	410^th of 419 public middle schools	2.1%	5	69.7	80.8	67.2	37.3		< 50%	13.4	54.3	40.7	39.1	44.7		< 50%	42.6	$11,894	$772	$11,122
River City Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Hull Street Rd	Richmond	23224	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 272-7554	1,150	93	12.3	99.0%	31 (2.7%)	377 (32.8%)	717 (62.3%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	2	412^th of 416 public middle schools	1.0%		0.4	417^th of 419 public middle schools	0.5%	5	44.0	80.8	56.6	28.5	0.0	14.5	13.1	83.9	37.4	38.9	41.2			46.7	$10,358	$657	$9,701
Manchester Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Hull Street Rd.	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1385	1,109	73	15.1	75.2%	213 (19.2%)	434 (39.1%)	368 (33.2%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.0%)	15.7	376^th of 416 public middle schools	9.6%		26.7	343^rd of 419 public middle schools	18.1%	33	96.4	100.0	68.0	44.9	38.4	15.4	26.3	91.0	58.8	59.9	60.8	< 50%		57.3	$8,190	$148	$8,042
Providence Middle	Public	6-8	900 Starlight Lane	North Chesterfield	23235	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 674-1355	1,033	76	13.6	75.0%	190 (18.4%)	342 (33.1%)	415 (40.2%)	32 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	14.8	380^th of 416 public middle schools	8.7%		11.8	388^th of 419 public middle schools	7.4%	8	93.3	93.8	79.2	47.9	40.8	25.0	33.7	95.0	51.6	50.3	57.7	377.0		63.8	$8,602	$259	$8,343
Lucille M. Brown Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Jahnke Rd	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 319-3013	605	57	10.6	100.2%	39 (6.4%)	411 (67.9%)	135 (22.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	3.9	408^th of 416 public middle schools	1.9%		5.3	407^th of 419 public middle schools	2.9%	1	52.2	76.9	41.6	31.0	0.0	2.7	19.3	75.5	54.4	50.0	48.4			49.5	$12,679	$958	$11,720
Salem Church Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Salem Church Rd	North Chesterfield	23237	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 768-6225	876	62	14.1	75.3%	186 (21.2%)	288 (32.9%)	341 (38.9%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.8%)	13.5	383^rd of 416 public middle schools	7.9%		6.6	402^nd of 419 public middle schools	4.1%	19	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	83.5	48.3	40.8	33.3	27.1	98.2	54.7	51.6	48.9	375.0		54.3	$8,366	$122	$8,244
John Rolfe Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Messer Rd	Richmond	23231	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 226-8730	874	76	11.5	89.1%	52 (5.9%)	698 (79.9%)	77 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.3%)	9.7	394^th of 416 public middle schools	5.3%		3.3	411^th of 419 public middle schools	1.9%	17	67.9	95.0	68.4	29.2	26.7	42.4	37.5	48.0	51.0	51.8	52.6	< 50%			$13,330	$775	$12,556
Dogwood Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Floyd Ave	Richmond	23220	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6231	371	36	10.3	98.9%	61 (16.4%)	278 (74.9%)	15 (4.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	9.7	395^th of 416 public middle schools	5.0%		6.4	403^rd of 419 public middle schools	3.8%	8	94.4	100.0	34.0	40.3			7.3	73.2	48.1	56.0	58.2			53.2	$11,562	$923	$10,639
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Mosby St	Richmond	23223	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-8011	500	49	10.2	98.2%	8 (1.6%)	459 (91.8%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1.9	413^th of 416 public middle schools	0.7%		1.6	415^th of 419 public middle schools	1.0%	2	422.0	100.0	43.3	18.6		< 50%	10.2	34.7	42.8	50.7	43.9			37.2	$14,688	$1,114	$13,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Falling Creek Middle

How many students attend Falling Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,443 students attended Falling Creek Middle.

What high school do graduates of Falling Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Falling Creek Middle usually go on to attend Meadowbrook High

What is the racial makeup of Falling Creek Middle?

Students at Falling Creek Middle are 55% Hispanic, 36% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Falling Creek Middle in?

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Is Falling Creek Middle a good school?

Falling Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Virginia middle schools.

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